Phone Comparison - TCL 20S vs LG K42

TCL 20S
tcl 20s
LG K42
lg k42
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general General Info

Manufacturer TCL LG
Announced April 2021 September 2020
Status Coming Soon - April 2021 Available - September 2020
Colors Milky Way Gray, North Star Blue Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm
(6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 10
User Interface TCL UI -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 610 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 64GB 3GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB N/A
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ IPS LCD Screen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.67 inches [Similar] 6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.86% 83.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
13 MP, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 6 GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -